A Kahuna is a master craftsman in the Hawaiin tradition. One who specializes in an area of life and is his purpose in helping others and the world he comes to love. It is the late 1800’s and Aeala, the apprentice navigator is forced to take his small band of refugees across miles and miles of wild open sea in search of a new home. The vision of that new home, a verdant island in the South Pacific, and his faith in the vision, send him and his small band into an adventurous physical, magical and spiritual journey. Led by a great black shark, the brother of the fisher god, they travel to islands in the South Pacific, meet with catastrophe and crime and are ultimately saved by the one least likely. They meet the sage, Ka Mano, and his spirit travels with them on their perilous voyage and aids them in their quest to find a new home. The magic of the land, sea, and human spirit illuminates the story, and the coming of age of the young heroes and their responsibility for saving their world enlightens and inspires. The Last Kahuna is a recommended read for those looking to find their chosen way in life and be of intrinsic value to those around them and culture.